LSM Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) A fan from Twitter is arrested after breaking into Sonya Deville’s home and trying to abduct her: According to the Tampa Bay Times Phillip A. Thomas II, 24, began planning the abduction eight months ago, according to the Sheriff’s Office. “Thomas parked his car around midnight at Idlewild Church off Dale Mabry Highway and Van Dyke Road in Lutz and walked to a home within the Promenade at Lake Park subdivision along Pine Hammock Boulevard, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Thomas cut a hole in the patio screen and remained on the patio three to four hours while watching and listening through the windows. At 2:43 a.m., after the homeowner had gone to bed, Thomas entered the home through a sliding glass door, activating the alarm. The homeowner looked out a window, spotted Thomas on the property and fled with a guest in a car. The homeowner called 911. Thomas was still in the house when deputies arrived. He was carrying a knife, plastic zip ties, duct tape, mace and other items and told deputies he was planning to take the homeowner hostage. Thomas, listed on a jail booking sheet as an Applebee’s crew member, has been charged with aggravated stalking, armed burglary of a dwelling, attempted armed kidnapping, and criminal mischief. He was being held without bail.” “Our deputies are unveiling the suspect’s disturbing obsession with this homeowner who he had never met, but stalked on social media for years,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said in the news release. “It’s frightening to think of all the ways this incident could have played out had the home alarm not gone off and alerted the homeowner of an intruder.” He defended Deville to online critics or wrote her encouraging messages on Twitter. On July 30, he responded to one of Deville’s tweets about her appearance at the GLAAD media awards, a nonprofit founded by LGBTQ people in the media, with: “I’m so proud of you Daria you’re a inspiration to me". https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.wrestlinginc.com/news/2020/08/man-arrested-on-kidnapping-charge-outside-the-home-of-sonya-673621/ Edit: If someone could adjust the title so the name is spelt correctly I'd appreciate that. Must have missed it as I was posting. Edited August 16, 2020 by LSM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted August 16, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 16, 2020 Just read about that on PWI. Chilling as hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snitsky's back acne Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 How frightening. Thank goodness the alarm went off and she got out without incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members quote the raven Posted August 17, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 17, 2020 Thats fucking grim as hell. He was carrying a knife, plastic zip ties, duct tape, mace and other items................Jesus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Hope Vince doesn't get any ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted August 17, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 17, 2020 She's dodged a bullet there. That could have gotten really nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick James Posted August 17, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 17, 2020 The guys twitter page is just retweets of every post she puts or is mentioned in. Disturbing to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted August 17, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted August 17, 2020 Bloody hell that's scary stuff. Plays out like a horror movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Nick James said: The guys twitter page is just retweets of every post she puts or is mentioned in. Disturbing to say the least. I saw one reply to him pointing out that the woman is gay so he should’ve at least stalked someone heterosexual and not wasted his time. Fucking hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Maestro Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 What sort of sentence does a creep like this face? I imagine the mental implications that Deville would face would last a life time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannibal Man Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 10 minutes ago, The Maestro said: What sort of sentence does a creep like this face? It's Florida, so he'll end up governor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCW Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Thats fucking crazy. Wonder did stuff like this happen to wrestlers during the boom years in 80s & 90s and it just never came out? or is it social media driven where these nutters think they have a connection with stars cos they retweeted them once or whatever? she had a lucky escape anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love-Wilcox Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I imagine there’s always been these nutters around but likely used to have a much harder time gathering information on their idols / victims, let alone being able to interact with them. Hopefully she isn’t too shaken up by the whole ordeal. Scary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannibal Man Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Love-Wilcox said: I imagine there’s always been these nutters around but likely used to have a much harder time gathering information on their idols / victims, let alone being able to interact with them. It was so much easier to get closer to anyone with any level of fame in past decades. Ronald Reagan was shot by a guy outside a hotel at close range, the same guy had previously managed to also get to Jodie Fosters dorm room at her uni and send her notes and phone calls. Rebecca Schaeffer was shot on her doorstep by a fan, same with John Lennon. That's the scarier thing about this, the guys plan was three quarters done, like he was in the fucking gaff. Horrifying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 3 hours ago, DCW said: Thats fucking crazy. Wonder did stuff like this happen to wrestlers during the boom years in 80s & 90s and it just never came out? or is it social media driven where these nutters think they have a connection with stars cos they retweeted them once or whatever? she had a lucky escape anyway. Back in 1982 you had Michael Fagan who managed to get into the Queen's bedroom, the guy who took a shot at Princess Anne (I think) and so many others. I used to work for Queen (the rock band) and in the 80s there was a guy who broke into their Notting Hill offices with a samurai sword looking for Freddie (that I don't think even made the papers) In recent years there was a guy who was caught with a 'rape kit' trying to attack Steven Spielberg and the couple caught breaking into Taylor Swifts properties. As for the 80s and 90s - one of the reason I think it didn't happen was even the crazies wouldn't take on the wrestlers who were crazier (and coked and 'roided up) than them. Can you imagine someone stalking Elizabeth and then coming face to face with Randy? Or a nutter going after Missy and meeting Eddie Gilbert? Let alone trying to stalk Rick Rude, Haku and countless others - the thing is, wrestlers these days just don't install fear into anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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